Monthly Archives: October 2012

Disco Deewane : The Old and the New

First there’s the gussied up version of “Disco Deewane” – the “Disco song” in “Student of the Year”. The song does keep some of the orignal lines in Hassan’s voice: Then there’s the original by Nazia Hassan, sung in the … Continue reading

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Movie Review : Student of the Year

Rating : 3.5/5 Genre : Romance Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 26 minutes Director : Karan Johar Cast : Siddharta Malhotra, Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Rishi Kapoor, Kayoze Irani, Ronit Roy, Manjot Singh, Ram Kapoor Kid rating … Continue reading

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New Releases : Aiyyaa, Student of the Year

After a dry spell, it looks like it’s raining good (OK . . . at least watchable) Hindi films. What, you don’t think so? Have you taken a look at this and this and this? This weekend it’s Aiyyaa, Rani … Continue reading

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Movie Review : English Vinglish

Rating : 4/5 Genre : Drama Year : 2012 Running time : 2 hours 12 minutes Director : Gauri Shinde Cast : Sridevi, Adil Hussain, Mehdi Nebbou, Sulabha Deshpande, Priya Anand Kid rating : G I went in to see … Continue reading

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Anticipating Looper

A sci-fi film, with time-travel AND Bruce Willis. I’ll be watching Looper this weekend and I can’t wait.

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